"octostyle" meaning in English

See octostyle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: octostyles [plural]
Etymology: octo- + -style Etymology templates: {{affix|en|octo-|-style}} octo- + -style Head templates: {{en-noun}} octostyle (plural octostyles)
  1. (architecture) A temple or portico with eight columns in front. Categories (topical): Architecture, Eight Related terms: tetrastyle, hexastyle, decastyle

Inflected forms

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